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Present:
Judith Coleman, Mary Ellen Nicholls, Mike Mortimer, Isabel Fleisher, Paul Finn, George Samuels, Ron Dieter
Not Present:--
George Samuels called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM
Minutes of the May 17, 2002 meeting were read Motion was made by Isabel Fleisher and seconded by Mary Ellen Nicholls to approve the minutes as read.
Motion passed.
For: All
Opposed: 0
Not participating: 0
I. Correspondence
1. John Brown - request for written guidelines regarding complaint process
2. Richard Marchand - inquiry into "stop smoking" advertisements
3. Evan Greenwald - questions regarding some of the new rules
II. Board Hearings
1. Tonya Donaldson - hearing on her application for licensed clinical mental health counselor was held. Record will remain open until 8/21 in order for Ms. Donaldson to present further information.
2. Frances Pressey - hearing continued until 9/20/02 at the request of Ms. Pressey.
Phone vote taken 6/18/02
For: PF, MEN, RD, IF
Not Participating: JC, GS
III. Financial Interest Forms
1. Statements of financial interest were distributed to board members.
They are due back to the Secretary of States office by 7/1/02.
IV. Confirmation of Phone Vote
1. On 6/10/02 Motion was made by Paul Finn and seconded by Isabel Fleisher to waive the 60-day response time frame required in Mhp 212.02
(a). Motion passed.
For: PF, IF, MEN, JC
Opposed: 0
N/P: GS, MM, RD
V. Out of State Travel
1. Request was made by Paul Finn to use out of state travel funds for the ASPPB meeting in October. Request was granted.
Upon the motion of Mary Ellen Nicholls and the second of Isabel Fleisher, the Board, by roll call vote, resolved to conduct a non-public session for the purpose of discussing applications, investigations of alleged misconduct of licensees, in accordance with RSA 91-A: 3, II(c), RSA 91-A: 3, II (e), RSA 91-A: 5, IV, Lodge v. Knowlton, 118 N.H. 574 (1978), and the Board's executive and deliberative privileges. Each member recorded his or her vote on the motion, which passed by the unanimous vote of all members present.
Upon the motion of Mary Ellen Nicholls and the second of Isabel Fleisher, the Board by roll call vote, resolved to withhold the minutes of the preceding non-public session, with the exception of approved applications, responses to motions and disciplinary actions until they are served, from public disclosure pursuant t RSA 91-A: 3, III on the grounds that public disclosure would be likely to affect adversely the reputation of a person other than a board member and to render the proposed action ineffective. Each member recorded his or her vote on the motion, which passed by the unanimous vote of all members present.
I. Applications Approved for Licensure
1. Approved social workers: Suzanne Dakoulas, Sari Friedman-Rosner, Karen Goddard, Janis Manwaring, Madeleine Pluhar.
2. Approved mental health counselors: Holly Clause, Wilfred Pigeon, Barbara Dinenno
3. Approved psychologist: Sam Stockwell
4. Approved marriage & family therapist - no applicants
5. Approved pastoral psychotherapists - no applicants
II. Candidate for Licensure: Supervisory Agreements
Mental Health Counselors
Jutka Varhegyi
Heather Souther
Bonnie Lyon
Martha McLarney
Social Workers
Susan Hebert
Marlene Meinelt
Jennifer Cox
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 PM
Next meeting scheduled for July 19, 2002 |
